Editor’s pick
Poet Quincy Troupe, professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego, will read his poetry and sign autographs. He has written a number of books, including Miles: The Autobiography. Troupe contributed his poem An Art of Lost Faith to the Menil’s exhibition, NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith. The reading begins at 6 p.m. at the Menil Collection, 1515 Sul Ross St.. Free admission. For more information, call (713) 525-9400 or visit www.menil.org.
THURSDAY
Political presentation: Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright will talk about how she went from being a refugee girl to a very powerful woman with Remarks by the Honorable Madeleine Albright, presented by Holocaust Museum Houston. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. at University Theater, Morris Cultural Arts Center, Houston Baptist University, 7502 Fondren Road. Free admission. For more information, call (713) 942 8000.
FRIDAY
Trippy: Radar Eyes: A Survey of Hallucinogenic Printmaking contains prints depicting distortions of perception, altered states of awareness and hallucinogenic prints. The opening reception will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. at Art Car Museum, 140 Heights Blvd. Free admission. For more information, call (713) 861-5526 or visit www.artcarmuseum.com.
Understanding Poverty: The homeless are finally recognized as DiverseWorks presents Ben Tecumseh DeSoto: Understanding Poverty, an exhibition that tells the stories of Houston’s homeless and working poor through Ben Tecumseh DeSoto’s photographs. The opening reception will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. at DiverseWorks Artspace, 1117 East Freeway. Free admission. For more information, call (713) 335-3445 or visit www.diverseworks.org.
Free to Dance: Dance Source Houston presents A Weekend of Texas Contemporary Dance. Houston choreographers and dancers show off their work 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Miller Outdoor Theatre. Free admission. For more information, call (281) 975-4023 or visit www.houstondance.org.
SATURDAY
Gulf Coast Fun: Houston’s Katrina community remembers the third anniversary of the hurricane with Thank You, Houston: A Celebration of Gulf Coast voices, music and food. There will be gumbo, gospel singing, stories of thanks recorded from survivors by the Surviving Katrina and Rita in Houston project and an audio/photo installation by photographer and survivor Alice McNamara 7 p.m. at Discovery Green located at Labranch and Lamar. Free admission. For more information ,call (713) 400-7336.
SUNDAY
Get Derty: Dertybird is a Southern rock band from Austin, TX. For the past three years, the group has passionately created music reminiscent of ’70s rock. Lead singer Clayton Colvin is originally from Muscle Shoals Ala. and drummer Nick Summers is from backwoods Louisiana; the remaining band members are from Texas. See the performance 10 p.m. at Rudyard’s British Pub, 2010 Waugh St.. For more information and cover charge, call (713) 521-0521.
